Chapter 232: It's better to act than to move

After Zhao Ta was unable to obtain the copper mining rights of Dali by peaceful means, he had to find another way. Military means are the most direct and effective way, but they are also the most sequelae. First of all, the suzerain's unauthorized dispatch of troops to destroy a submissive vassal state will be a loss in the general righteousness, and the difficulty of convincing the people will also make other vassal states wary; Moreover, Dali is located in the borderland, the people are fierce, the harsh living environment develops a belligerent character, and there are high mountains and dense forests, and the miasma is raging, if you want to conquer them, it will take a lot of effort, and if you don't get it right, you will fall into the endless suppression, rebellion in the strange circle, and drag the Great Song Dynasty into the quagmire of war.

Therefore, Zhao Tan thought of the modern color revolution, and the internal turmoil would create opportunities for them, and the Great Song Dynasty could participate in it by virtue of its status as a worthless suzerain, even if it was reasonable to use force. Later, a pro-Song government could be established, and they could be used to manipulate the internal affairs of Dali, influence their political direction, and achieve indirect rule, which could save the Great Song Dynasty from being deeply involved, and also avoid the condemnation of public opinion, and also establish its own status as the boss.

Zhao Ta also knew that he was not doing this properly, and it was a limited war launched to plunder the other party's resources, which made Dali and his neighbors uneasy. But this is the essence of the world of the jungle, without enough resources, he will not be able to safeguard his own interests and protect the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, and he can only blame Gao Shunzhen for not knowing how to lift up, and he touched the interests of the Great Song Dynasty for his own interests. But if you do a dirty thing, you need to put on a gorgeous cloak and do it in the name of justice!

The current system and internal contradictions of the Dali State also provided conditions for Zhao Ta, because the original feudal feudal system was implemented at the beginning of the founding of the Dali State. It is to defend the various places with the henchmen of the clansmen, and it is to divide the clansmen into the key points of Jinjin. Let them defend the fertile areas and gather money. I hope to use them to defend the center. After the Gao clan came to power, they also adopted this method to divide the clansmen into various places. Dali has gradually formed a local power linked by blood, often the grandfather is the governor, the sons are the mayor, and more grandchildren are the county magistrates.

With the passage of time, the big tribe has been divided into several small tribes, so the 37-hole tribe of Dali is only an imaginary number, and the actual number is probably not clear to them. At this time, the social crisis gradually deepened, and class conflicts and ethnic conflicts arose one after another. The effective control of the government was gradually weakened, and the Gao clan's seizure of power deepened the contradictions between the tribes, and the entire state system was on the verge of collapse.

In order to achieve the goal of controlling the Dali Kingdom, Zhao Ta sent a light and dark team. The Ming Dynasty was the Great Song Mission, which used trade and the establishment of mutual markets as bait to provoke contradictions between the local and central governments, laying the groundwork for the occurrence of turmoil. Then there is the Sangha headed by Grand Venerable Jin He, who entered Dali in the name of preaching the Dharma and discussing the scriptures. He used the opportunity of the debate to instill in Duan Yu the concept of the importance of the monarch and the light of the minister, affecting his judgment and temperament, and deepening his dissatisfaction with the Gao family's rise to power.

The dark road is also divided into two groups, one is composed of several shopkeepers in the Sheng Zi Hall. They cleverly said that the barbarians of the Dongchuan Department sold those rich copper mines to themselves, and the money spent seemed to be a lot, but in fact it was only a drop in the bucket compared to the benefits produced by these copper mines. And this money has also become the motivation for them to dare to confront the Gao clan and break away from the central government. become the fuse for the occurrence of unrest; Another group was sent by the Special Operations Brigade and the Intelligence Division's Action Team, whose mission was to enter Dali in advance. Conduct tactical and strategic reconnaissance, understand geography, hydrology and people's conditions, grasp the situation of Dali's troops and equipment, and provide powerful intelligence for the later entry of the army.

At the same time, Gao Zhong was instructed by the emperor to mobilize troops to secretly approach Dali, and at the same time conduct pre-war training according to the terrain and tactical characteristics of the army in Dali, and make full combat preparations. And he was also authorized by the emperor to deal with matters related to Dali, and he controlled the beginning and end of the battle and the intensity. The text is in charge of Ma Kuo and the Luzhou prefect to assist Gao Zhong to seize the opportunity to deal with relevant matters, and the general principle is 'grace and power are mutually beneficial, limited force, multi-polar co-existence, and profit from chaos.' ’…

Now that Dali is already in civil strife, the heroes are competing for the deer, the multi-polar power has been presented, and the Great Song Dynasty has also successfully intervened in it, and Duan Yu's attitude has also become ambiguous, and he did not take the initiative to stand up and put down the rebellion when the country is facing division, only the Gao family is struggling to support the crisis, obviously he already has an idea about Gao's arbitrary power. All this is developing in the direction of Zhao Ta's vision.

Zhao Ta then issued a clear decree to Dali, expressing his concern about the domestic situation, hoping that all parties would be calm and not solve the problem by force, but to resolve the contradictions between the court and the local government and between the ministries through dialogue and consultation, protect the lives and property safety of the people, and call on the people of Dali and the barbarians of all departments to unite around the king, quickly end the turmoil, and restore peace.

At the same time, Zhao Ta ordered Jiangnan Zhenfu envoy Gao Chong to be the envoy of Tongchuan Road, Guangxi Road and Zizhou Road in the Great Song Dynasty, and had full authority to deal with the matter. The localities bordering the Song Dynasty and Dali established refugee camps in the border areas to accept the Dali refugees who fled into the Song Dynasty, provide them with food and clothing, solve their basic living problems, and ensure the safety of their lives and property. All armies along the border should strengthen their vigilance to prevent the war from spreading to the Great Song Dynasty, and they must do a good job in war preparedness, once the situation in Dali deteriorates, they can quickly send troops to assist the Dali government in quelling the rebellion after receiving a request for help!

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"Master, what do you think of the Great Song Emperor's oracle!" Duan Yu held the holy decree in his hand and asked Jin He to listen to his opinion, he had long heard of Jin He's name, and after he entered Yunnan, he invited him into the palace, listened to his lectures, and saw that his conversation was extraordinary, whether it was Buddhist or political affairs, he had unique opinions, and he was increasingly relied on, and he was regarded as a national teacher, and he had to ask for advice in case of trouble.

"Amitabha, the meaning of this is very clear, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is very concerned about the turmoil in Dali, and is willing to assist Dali to quell the rebellion and reduce the killings." Jin He is one of the formulators of the plan, how could he not understand, but he saw that Duan Yu did not act although he was moved, so he still wanted to see it.

"Alas, now the Gao clan is in power to make the country restless, and the people are suffering, it is all the sins of this king, but this king does not leave the palace, and he is powerless to do anything about the emperor's kindness!" Duan Yu sighed and said.

"Hehe, can't the lord of the country see what the emperor means? His will is sent to you, which shows that the emperor has only the lord of the country and no Gao in his heart! Kim Hyuk said with a smile.

"Oh?!" Duan Yu seemed to be surprised and said loudly, "According to what the master sees, does the emperor not know about my Dali?" ”

"No, the little monk had several encounters with the emperor when he was a teenager, and his knowledge is by no means comparable to my generation, he has a deep understanding of the world, how can he not know, he wants to help the lord of the country!" Kim Hyuk clasped his hands together and said with a very respectful attitude, as if the events of the year were still vivid.

"Really? This king has also heard the prestige of the emperor's young hero, conquered the Western Xia, defeated the Liao, and the Northern Expedition to the Jurchens, and finally ascended the throne when the country was on the verge of death and turned the tide, but he didn't have the opportunity to see him, the master is really lucky! Duan Yu said half envious and half yearning.

"When the little monk met him, the emperor was still a weak crown year, was squeezed out by the traitors in the court, had to go to the northwest, when he first arrived, he had no more than 3,000 soldiers in his hands, but he had to face the attack of 100,000 Xia troops, but he finally turned the tide not only defeated the famous general Cha Ge of Western Xia, but also recovered the land of Lingxia several states, and no one believed the difficulties he experienced if he didn't see it in person!" Kim Hyuk said.

"This king also heard that when the emperor recovered Lingzhou, he repaired the temple and donated Buddhist scriptures, which is quite Buddhaish, this matter is true!" Duan Yu nodded and said, feeling even more ashamed in his heart, he was also a young man who succeeded to the throne and had been elbowed by the Gao family, but he was willing to give up just to protect himself, which was thousands of miles away from it.

"Amitabha, the little monk was added to the Longxing Temple at that time, there was a chance to see the strange appearance, the emperor personally cast the statue, the day of success fell from the sky, dozens of miles outside the city can be seen; On the day when the Buddha statue was placed, the little monk presided over the consecration ceremony, the Buddha's light reappeared, the emperor bathed in it, and thousands of believers could see the Buddha touching the emperor to receive the Dharma for him. Since then, everyone knows that the emperor is a son of the Buddha who descends to earth, punishes evil, saves sentient beings, and is a living Buddha in the world! "Jin Hyuk Gao Xuan Buddha's eyes are full of 'golden light', and he said with great piety.

"The master has this opportunity, Xiao Wang is really envious!" Duan Yu said, but there was some apprehension in his heart, why did this Master Jin He respect the emperor so much, it seemed like his lobbyist, but after thinking about it, what he said was true, those rumors about the Buddha's next life I had also heard, as a person who experienced it, it was not false to have such a performance, and he was named a national teacher by Western Xia, and he was very courteous, but the Great Song Dynasty did not add any title to him, but he was famous in the Buddhist world and did not have any intersection with the government, I think it was from the heart of reverence.

"How does the master think this king should deal with this?" Duan Yu pondered for a while, and couldn't think of anything wrong with what Jin He said, and he couldn't see any malicious intent on his part, so he asked.

"The lord of the country, the Buddha once said that I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, Dali has frequent civil strife, and the people are poor, all because of Gao's power. Now that chaos has arisen again, endangering the community, the lord of the country should invite the Song envoy to Yunnan to preside over justice at the order of the emperor, and he can't just take care of his own safety, and the Great Song Dynasty takes the lord of the country as the orthodox, presumably it will not let you be under the sword of the Gao clan, and it is also a good opportunity for the lord of the country to re-preside over the affairs of the military state! Jin He saw that his eyes flickered, and he knew that Duan Yu was already moved, so he added fire and said.

"Well, the mage's words are very true, I will immediately send a message to the barbarian commanders of all departments to temporarily rest the soldiers, welcome the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty to enter Yunnan to mediate all parties, and quell the rebellion!" Duan Yu finally made up his mind...... (To be continued......)